CES 2014 Review: Rundown Of Showcased Products From The Trade Show

Over 152,000 products were showcased at the 2014 International CES.
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The 2014 International CES took place in Las Vegas last week, where more than 3,200 exhibitors and 152,000 products from more than 150 countries were showcased. In addition to a host of smartphone, tablet and wearable unveilings, CES also showcased a number of home and car orientated technologies, and quite a few quirky gadgets. Here’s a rundown of just a few of the devices revealed at the consumer electronics show.

Wearables at CES

Sony SmartBand is a wellness oriented wearable, which tracks fitness related activities, and can also be used to create a timeline of your day. Users can reference songs they were listening to at a certain time or place for example, and need only double tap the SmartBand in order to record a specific moment.

LG Lifeband Touch is a fitness oriented wearable, compatible with Android and iOS devices through Bluethooth, as well as with popular fitness apps like RunKeeper and MyFitnessPal. In addition to tracking fitness details like calories burned and steps walked, Lifeband Touch can also track your heart rate with the proper headphones accessory, and also accepts call and text notifications.

Intel’s Smart devices include a smartwatch, smart earbuds, smart headset and smart wireless charging bowl. The Intel Smartwatch is capable of web browsing and location-based notifications. The Intel Smart Earbuds are capable of measuring heart rate, pulse and tracking calories burned and running distance while having full headphone abilities, including full stereo audio. The Intel Smart Headset connects to mobile devices through Bluetooth and includes such features as One shot, Barge-in and Polite notification. The Intel Smart Wireless Charging Bowl allows users to charge devices wirelessly by simply dropping them into the bowl, in any orientation.

Netatmo June is a sensor within a bracelet, which tracks sun exposure advises users through a connected smartphone app about proper sun precautions.

The Wellograph is a fitness-oriented smartwatch marketed for men. It includes sensors, which track various vital signs.

Car Tech at CES

Magellan RoadMate 5430T-LM is an Android-powered navigation device. It includes a 5-inch capacitive EasyTouch touchscreen, and maintained all the Magellan GPS specific features such as landmark guidance, PhantomALERT, junction view.

Lamborghini Veneno Roadster features a 750-hp 6.5-liter V-12 and a top speed of 221 mph, and also includes a 750-watt, 10-speaker audio system by Monster Audio.

2014 Audi A7 is a self-driving car, which uses radar scanners, cameras and a forward facing laser track driving conditions. Notably, not a literal self-driving car, the A7 is only able to go short distances by itself at very low speeds.

Induct Navia is am eight-passenger driverless vehicle geared toward shuttling people around city centers. The 100 percent electric vehicle goes 12.5mph and is ideal for travel in areas like university campuses or airport parking lots

Ford C-MAX Solar Energi is a sun-powered hybrid car. A collaboration between Ford, the Georgia Institute of Technology and California solar energy firm SunPower, the vehicle features a roof-mouted solar panel made of Fresnel lenses to collect energy for power.

UHD/Smart TVs at CES

Hisense’s VIDAA series of smart TVs includes 50, 55 and 60-inch LED models, which run an Android based TV-optimized custom UI. The TVs feature apps like Google Chrome, Google Search and the TV guide app, Google PrimeTime as well as support for Google Drive, Dropbox and other cloud storage formats.

Asus Transformer Book Duet includes up to an Intel Core i7 processor, a 13.3-inch Full HD IPS multi-touch display, 4GB DDR3L 1600 RAM, up to 128GB SSD in Tablet, up to 1TB HDD in Dock, Dual-OS: Windows 8.1 Standard and Android 4.2.2 and a 38WHr battery.

Intel Edison, the PC that is the size of an SD card is based on a low-power 22nm Intel Quark processor and includes a 400MHz dual-core CPU. Intel is interested in implementing Edison into wearable devices.

PlayStation Now is a new streaming game service powered by Sony, which allows for gameplay across several platforms. Powered by Gaikai cloud gaming technology, PS Now allows streaming to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, 2014 Bravia TV sets, as well as non-Sony devices and smartphones and tablets.

Huawei Tron gaming console includes a cylindrical station and a Bluetooth connected controller. Tron is similar to the OUYA gaming console, but features a NVIDIA Tegra 4 and has an ample 2 GB of RAM.

Samsung Smart Home controls all your home appliances with one app. Actions can be controlled through smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and smart TVs. Owners can use Home View to survey their home from any of the aforementioned devices.

Parrot MiniDrone is a small quadcopter that can fly and be controlled on the ground using detachable wheels. MiniDrone can be controlled with a smartphone or tablet using Bluetooth Low Energy, and is easy for beginners.

DJI Phantom 2 Vision drone is a quadcopter featuring a built-in camera and a smartphone app. The drone is able to up to 400 feet into the air.

Other Technology at CES

Samsung foldable AMOLED display was secretly showcased among the public unveilings. The 5.68-inch high-resolution display prototype is the manufacturers success at implementing touchscreen functionality into a flexible product. Samsung’s foldable AMOLED technology is rumored to be introduced into devices as early as 2015.

Keecker is an Android-based projector robot designed to follow its user around the house to and provide entertainment. The robot can project a 1280×800-pixel resolution on a wall or ceiling, perfect for streaming Netflix or YouTube. Keecher also features six speakers, which provide 360-degree sound for music streaming. Keecher can be voice controlled and can also be controlled with a smartphone or tablet.

Innovega iOptik system are augmented reality contact lenses paired with special glasses outfitted with mini projectors, which provide an experience similar to Google Glass. Unlike Google Glass the contact/glasses combination of the iOptik system allows users to view more content at once.

Vizio Portable Smart Audio player series are Android 4.4 KitKat powered players, which stream music through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and also directly play music and video with help from a quad-core CPU and the Android OS.

Sphero 2B is an Android-powered robot able to move with the help of rugged tires. The second-generation robotic toy is equipped with a library of 35 applications and supports 14 languages.

Play-I Bo is a three-wheeled robot geared at teaching programing to kids.

TrewGrip Keyboard is a keyboard geared toward mobile devices. The apparatus features keys on its underside and users can connect a smartphone or tablet to commence with typing. On the front end, letters light up to let users know they are pressing the right keys.